Facts About Bariatric Surgery Bergen County

By William Young


Gastric bypass and other weight-loss surgeries make changes to digestive system. That will help in enabling you to lose weight through limiting how much food one is able to eat and also through reduction of absorption of nutrients, or in some cases both. The procedures are used when exercise and diet have failed to work or whenever a person has serious health problems caused by weight. In considering bariatric surgery Bergen County residents need to be versed with the procedures.

One of the first things to note is that the surgery is not suitable for everyone. There are medical guidelines which one is supposed to meet for them to qualify. Before the procedure, there is extensive screening in order to verify that you indeed qualify. Further to that, you need to be ready to lead a healthy lifestyle. After the treatment, there will be long-term follow-up plans which is to ensure your medical conditions, lifestyle and nutrition are closely monitored.

The surgery is done at the hospital using general anesthesia. That means you will be unconscious during the procedure. The specifics of surgery are dependent on the situation of the person, the type of surgery and practices of the hospital or doctor. There are surgeries which are done using large traditional or open incisions within the abdomen. Presently, most of the surgeries are performed laparoscopically.

Laparoscopes are minute instruments with cameras at the end. They are taken into the body from the incisions which were made within the abdomen. With the small camera, surgeons will not need to make large incisions because they can see what is within the body. Laparoscopic treatments ensures period of treatment is faster and shorter, plus it is suitable for most people. The surgeries take some hours. One should stay in hospital for 3 days or so.

After the treatment, you will not be required to eat for some time, usually one or two days. That is so that the stomach and digestive system heals. After that, you will be allowed a specific diet for some 12 weeks. That diet will start with only liquids before progressing to soft foods. Finally, you can eat regular foods. There are usually restrictions on the amount of food and what one can eat.

Bariatric surgeries can provide long-term loss of weight. The amount of weight lost depends on specific procedure that was used and lifestyle habits of the person afterwards. It could even be possible to lose more than half of your weight in 2 years. The surgeries are also used to resolve some conditions which are related to excess weight like high blood pressure and stroke.

There are instances where the surgeries might fail to work as well as might have been hoped. Although rare, there are cases in which the surgical procedure might go wrong. For instance, the adjustable band could fail to work well. If the procedure does not work right or stops working, one might develop serious health problems.

Just as happens with other surgeries, there are possible risks. Some are short-term, others long-term. Examples of risks are formation of blood clots, infections and excess bleeding.




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